Horse profile
Grandmaster Flash (IRE)
by Australia (GB) out of Kittens (GB) (Marju)
47 runs · 18 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jan 2025 — 623 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025
3 wins · Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Grandmaster Flash won three of 47 starts, all at Dundalk on the all-weather at trips between 1m2f and 2m. His last success came in a handicap there in Mar 2021 off a mark of 94. The gelding, who raced on turf 25 times without winning, last ran at Chepstow in Jan 2025 in a Class 5 hurdle when he was 28lb below his highest ever mark of 98.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 3–47Wins / Runs
- 6.4%Strike rate
- 12 (25.5%)Placed
- −38.00£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=47 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 49dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating70↓ 28lb off peak
70
67–98
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 154
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 80B | 45.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 68C | 56.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 77C | 68.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 80B | 68 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 118A | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 154B | 83 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 113C | 77 | — |
| Good | 4 | 117A | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 21 | 154B | 85 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 107A | 96 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 113C | 97 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 98A | 87.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,615 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.7% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 662 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,500 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 654 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 951 | 120 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,510 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 3 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 639 | 63 | 9.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,237 | 136 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,077 | 265 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,164 | 129 | 11.1% | −0.1 | 1 from 26 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 351 | 25 | 7.1% | −4.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 104 | 7 | 6.7% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Kittens (GB) (Marju)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sexy Rexy (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Sexy Rexy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexy Rexy (IRE) | 25 | 2 | 1m4f–1m5½f | Class 6 |
| Kittileo (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Glens Top Cat (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 3 | 14% | −13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 15 | 3 | 20% | −6.00 |
| Ffos Las | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hereford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 1 | 4% | −23.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
| Shane Crosse | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Conor Ring | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lee Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Price | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donnacha O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Megan Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Patrick Millman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathal Gahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.50 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | 3 | 8% | −28.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 25+17d | Chepstow | Fitzdares Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Sat behind front two out wide - clipped fifth and dropped away - form fell apart after the following obstacle - well beaten and eased before three out | PU/9 | — | 9-13 | 70 | — | — | Lewis Saunders | 100/1 |
| 11 Jan 25+21d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before the 6th then dropped away approaching 2 out - finished well behind in 10th | 10/11 | 34 | 10-2 | 72 | 11C | 66C | Lee Edwards | 125/1 |
| 21 Dec 24+41d | Hereford | Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - dropped away approaching two out - beaten a long way at the finish | 10/15 | 13 | 10-3 | 73 | 45C | 73C | Lee Edwards | 66/1 |
| 10 Nov 24+174d | Ffos Las | 3A's Leisure Novices' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - untidy at the 3rd then dropped away before 4 out - eased out of contention before the finish | PU/15 | — | 10-3 | 75 | — | — | Conor Ring | 80/1 |
| 20 May 24+11d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 9-13 | 77 | — | — | Charlie Price | 6/1 |
| 09 May 24+30d | Stratford | Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | UR/11 | — | 10-5 | 77 | — | — | Charlie Price | 10/1 |
| 09 Apr 24+132d | Hereford | Blackmores Building Contractors Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | ¾ | 10-7 | 79 | 80B | 86A | Conor Ring | 16/1 |
| 29 Nov 23+13d | Hereford | Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/11 | 13 | 10-11 | — | 77C | 93C | Robert Williams | 100/1 |
| 16 Nov 23+10d | Taunton | Racing To School Bridgwater College Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 7/10 | 4 | 10-13 | — | 68C | 91C | Conor Ring | 80/1 |
| 06 Nov 23+73d | Hereford | Play Beat Sav At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 20 | 10-11 | — | 60C | 78C | Conor Ring | 100/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+17d | Ffos Las | Heatforce Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 3/7 | 6½ | 9-10 | 67 | 154B | 66A | Miss Megan Jordan | 20/1 |
| 08 Aug 23+52d | Ffos Las | 3As Leisure Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 6/8 | 5 | 10-6 | 70 | 108C | 69C | Mr Patrick Millman | 40/1 |
| 17 Jun 23+22d | Sandown | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 8/8 | 23 | 9-4 | 73 | 81C | 63C | Tom Queally | 11/1 |
| 26 May 23+21d | Goodwood | Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Handicap | 9/11 | nk | 8-12 | 75 | 117A | 65A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 9/1 |
| 05 May 23+37d | Goodwood | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap | 4/11 | 5½ | 9-7 | 77 | 83A | 78A | Darragh Keenan | 8/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+21d | Kempton (AW) | More Extra Place Races At Unibet Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-8 | 82 | 69A | 78A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 50/1 |
| 08 Mar 23+18d | Kempton (AW) | Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap | 9/12 | 3½ | 10-0 | 85 | 78B | 75A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 50/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+31d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 9/10 | shd | 9-1 | 88 | 101C | 67C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 100/1 |
| 18 Jan 23+54d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 5/9 | 2 | 9-9 | 89 | 84A | 80A | Jake Coen | 7/1 |
| 25 Nov 22+14d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap | 8/14 | nse | 9-10 | 91 | 112B | 88A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/1 |
| 11 Nov 22+210d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap | 9/14 | shd | 10-3 | 93 | 85B | 85A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 12/1 |
| 15 Apr 22+53d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway All-weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes | 11/12 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 95 | 87A | 75A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 14/1 |
| 21 Feb 22+33d | Dundalk (AW) | BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Race | 2/7 | 5½ | 9-2 | 96 | 111A | 79A | Hugh Horgan | 5/2 |
| 19 Jan 22+33d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap | 8/10 | 5 | 10-0 | 98 | 97A | 81A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2 |
| 17 Dec 21+174d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 2/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 94 | 107A | 91A | Hugh Horgan | 12/1 |
| 26 Jun 21+50d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 8/20 | shd | 8-11 | 97 | 116B | 84A | Sean Levey | 14/1 |
| 07 May 21+56d | Chester | tote+ Chester Plate Handicap | 9/13 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 89 | 81C | 80A | Ryan Moore | 8/1 |
| 12 Mar 21+21d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 1/6 | 9-9 | 94 | 67A | 89B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/4 | |
| 19 Feb 21+7d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Race | 1/8 | 9-4 | 93 | 83A | 88A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/4F | |
| 12 Feb 21+35d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Race | 3/4 | ½ | 9-7 | 94 | 95C | 79B | Declan McDonogh | 3/1 |
| 08 Jan 21+89d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 94 | 85A | 83A | Cathal Gahan | 15/2 |
| 11 Oct 20+29d | Curragh | Paddy Power Irish Cesarewitch (Extended Handicap) | 10/21 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 87 | 58C | 81A | Shane Crosse | 14/1 |
| 12 Sep 20+47d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 11/18 | ¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 78C | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 17/2 |
| 27 Jul 20+17d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) | 5/20 | nse | 11-4 | 88 | 113C | 89A | Mr B O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 10 Jul 20+12d | Curragh | Sky Bet Ebor Trial Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/10 | ½ | 7-13 | 85 | 63A | 76A | Mikey Sheehy | 6/1 |
| 28 Jun 20+198d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Handicap | 7/18 | 3¼ | 8-11 | 85 | 63C | 71A | Mikey Sheehy | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 19+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbys Tba Handicap | 2/9 | nse | 8-13 | 89 | 118A | 94A | Declan McDonogh | 4/1 |
| 29 Nov 19+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 2/14 | shd | 9-6 | 85 | 116B | 88A | Declan McDonogh | 15/8F |
| 15 Nov 19+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden | 1/14 | 9-5 | 85 | 100B | 84A | Declan McDonogh | 6/4F | |
| 30 Oct 19+19d | Kempton (AW) | 32red Handicap | 2/4 | 3¼ | 8-7 | 85 | 96C | 87B | Jason Watson | 4/1 |
| 11 Oct 19+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Apprentice Handicap | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 83 | 84A | 88A | Shane Crosse | 5/2F |
| 28 Sep 19+139d | Curragh | Cross' SuperValu Newbridge Handicap | 9/15 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 78 | 77C | 80A | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 12 May 19+22d | Leopardstown | Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden | 6/12 | nk | 9-0 | 86 | 77A | 76A | Shane Crosse | 9/2 |
| 20 Apr 19+17d | Cork | Join Us Here Again Tomorrow Maiden | 7/16 | ¾ | 9-5 | 88 | 98C | 75A | Donnacha O'Brien | 9/4F |
| 03 Apr 19+105d | Leopardstown | Mercury Engineering (C & G) Maiden | 2/17 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 104C | 91A | Donnacha O'Brien | 3/1J |
| 19 Dec 18+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Race (Plus 10) | 2/7 | ½ | 8-11 | — | 98A | 93A | Shane Crosse | 4/6F |
| 30 Nov 18 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 2/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 82B | 91A | Shane Crosse | 7/4J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grandmaster Flash (IRE) won?
- Grandmaster Flash (IRE) won 3 of 47 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.4%. Placed 12 times in total (25.5% of starts).
- Who trained Grandmaster Flash (IRE)?
- Grandmaster Flash (IRE) was trained by Bernard Llewellyn on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 28 January 2025.
- Who is Grandmaster Flash (IRE)'s sire?
- Grandmaster Flash (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Kittens (GB), whose sire is Marju.
- What going does Grandmaster Flash (IRE) prefer?
- Grandmaster Flash (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 22 starts (13.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grandmaster Flash (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 28 January 2025. The highest on record is 98.
- What is Grandmaster Flash (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,615 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.7% from 104.
- Who are Grandmaster Flash (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kittens (GB), Grandmaster Flash (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sexy Rexy (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Sexy Rexy (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.